Vivek Ramaswamy denied rumours of a rift with Elon Musk, a week after the Indian-origin entrepreneur quit the Department of Goverment Efficiency (DOGE) and teased an Ohio governor's bid, saying he would be running for elected office soon.

A deep philosophical rift between the two billionaire leaders of the “Department of Government Efficiency” left Musk alone at its top, which could give him more power than envisioned

Politico reported citing three people with Elon Musk's preference said the billionaire made it known that he wanted Ramaswamy out of DOGE in recent days.